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Battle of Orsha

Battle of Orsha was a battle fought on 8 September 1514 at Vorsha, in what is now Belarus. It was part of the Muscovite-Lithuanian War of 1512-1522, which ran from 1512 to 1522. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 to 35,000 against 11,000 to 80,000.

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Bitwa pod Orszą 8.09.1514
Bitwa pod Orszą 8.09.1514. Attributed to Hans Krell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 September 1514
WhereVorsha, Belarus54.500N, 30.383E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of Lithuania; Kingdom of Polandagainst20px Grand Duchy of Moscow
Casualties and lossesUnknownand13,000–40,000 dead and wounded (?)
Part ofMuscovite-Lithuanian War of 1512-15221512 to 1522

Record

Date8 September 1514
PlaceVorsha, Belarus
54.500N, 30.383E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength12,000 to 35,00011,000 to 80,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown13,000–40,000 dead and wounded (?)
Commanders
  • Chelyadnins
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Orsha
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Orsha today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-06-26. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 189 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 148 to 232 m, 84 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 31% tree cover, 31% built-up, 26% grassland.

tree cover: 31%built-up: 31%grassland: 26%cropland: 10%tree cover 31%built-up 31%grassland 26%cropland 10%
west to east, 10.0 km150 to 196 mnorth to south, 10.0 km150 to 199 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1514

Battle of Orsha is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1207310, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Orsha, revision 1375028492, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.